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OASTONIA DAILY
Weather:
Showers
Local Cotton
20 Cents .
VOL. XLIH. NO. 133
GASTONIA, N. C MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 5, 1922
SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS
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NEW ENGLAND MILLS OPEN
GATES CLOSED FDR MONTHS
ON ACCOUNT OF STRIKES
JVhen Whistles Blew This
Morning But Small Num
ber Went To Work.
MOST OF 25,000 STILL OUT
S New Hampshire Textile
Plants Attempt to Start
Up Again.
(By The Asxociated Press.)
MAA'CIIESTEII, N. II., June. 5.
The gates of six of the cotton mills ot
New Hampshire were opened today foi
tho first time in three mouths. When
the whistles blew to call tho L'o.UUO
workers back to their places thousands
were near the mills, but only scanty
hundreds responded to observers. ThuiO
were demonstrations at all the mills.
The strikes were called because of a
wage reduction of 120 per cent and an in
creaso from 4S to ol hours in working
schedules.
Thousands of strike sympathizers fill
cd the streets for a mile on either sido
of the rhills and would be workers were
jeered and hotted. Two arrests wero
made on charge of inciting to riot.
A handful of the l.'i.lMU striking cm
ployes of the Pacific mills at Dover ap
peared to resume work. They went into
the mills but walked out again soon af
terward and the mill gates were shut
once more.
At Nashua, where mill No. 1 of the
Nashua Manufacturing Company and
the sheeting mills of Hie Jackson plant,
were re-opened, comparatively few oper
atives returned. Jn spite of a court in
junction against, picketing and intimi
dation, numerous strikers assembled in
tho streets' adjacent to the mills. Two
Inen were arrested at the Nashua mills.
The (jreat Tails mill at Soniorsworth
ata) was said tohavo had only a small
response to the announcement of re-open-ing.
i .j
CRIMINAL COURT DOCKET .
'". IS UNUSUALLY LIGHT
Case Of Krout, the Check
' Flasher, Remanded By the
Supreme Court, Not To' Be
Tried A. E. Woltz Acting
Solicitor Docket May Be
Completed By Thursday,
(jtatdon Superior Court for the trial of
criminal cases opened this morning with
Judge F. Ken Finhy, of North Wilks
'boro, presiding. The morning session
was given ever mostly to the disposing
nf continued cases that were left over
from the last term. A few caws of ap
pearance to show good behavior and the
renewing of bonds were brought up ami
disposed of before noon. The docket is
exceedingly light and will probably be
completed by Thursday morning.
'The ease 'of V. C. Krout, checktlash
er, which has attracted more than usual
attention, will hardly be brought up at
the present term. It is recalled thar
Krout was tried at the last session and
found guilty of Hashing heeeks on local
firms. The defen hint was sentenced to
ten years at hard labor bv- Judge Kin
lej. Krout anil his council appealed '.
the -Supreme Court of the State and the
latter ruled that his case must be tried
again. Tho reason for this is that cer
tain portions of evidence that the, do.
fense attempted to introduce were ruled
out by Judge Finley. The higher court
did not look at the matter in the same
light and the case was turned back for a
new trial. The principal reason wh tbn
case will not be brought up this term is
that there is not time enough for com
pleting the trial if it were started.
A few liquor cases are expected to be
brought up this week. Defendants tint
were; subject to heavy fines in munici
pal court have appealed to Superior
Court. Their cases are likely to be gone
through with this week. Other impor
tant eases will bo introduced begin
ning Tuesday morning.
On account of tho continued nbs n,-s
from the city of Solicitor G. AV. Wilson,
who is recuperating in the East, Attor
ney A. E. Woltz is representing
State.
the
NEW WORLD RECORD MADE
BY TRAP SHOOTERS SUNDAY
NEW YORK, June 5. A new world
record of 9!) hits out of a possible lOu
at double target has been recognized of
ficially by the American Trap shooting
Association, it was announced today. The
mark is held jointly by K. F. Woodward,
of Houston, Tex., and Frank Hughes, of
ilobridge, 8. D.. and was made by both
gunners at tho Mississippi State cham
jnonschip tournament. The former
Ooubles record was 96 out of a jtossiblu
1(H.
HENRY 0RD SAYS. HE
WOULD RUN f OR PRESIDENT
, DKIROMT, dui.e. t 11 nry Ford
lias intimated pnvaiJy that h. would
ruu for prtMki.t "if tno people of the
country desiie hi"! to ao so," but "ho
would refuse to spend any money to
Liing about his noiubiation or flection,'-
according to William T. KroLberg. edi
tor of & Dearborn cewsp'-P' ana 0BS
of the leaders In the IVarboni t'Esnry
P?rd fcr Pri'i''t'-' c!tib
EIGHTY PERSONS PERISH
WHEN THE VILLA FRANCA
SUNK OFF ARGENTEN A
Steamer Sank Very Rapidly
Following Explosion and
Fire On Sunday.
ONLY FEW SWAM ASHORE
Boat Carried Hundred
More Passengers In Ad
dition To Crew.
Or
(By The Associated Press.)
BUENOS AIRES, June 5.
Eighty persons are believed to have
perished in the sicking yesterday of
the steamer Villa Franca on the
Parana river, near Posadas. At
that point the river forms the boun
dary between Argentina and Para
guay. lne vessel carried thirty cabin
passengers, seventy second class pas
sengers and a general cargo, includ
ing one hundred drums or naphtha.
One survivor said the sleeping pas
sengers were awakened at 10:40 a.
m. yesterday by cries of alarm and
rushed on deck to find the vessel en
veloped in flames. A few seconds
later there was a heavy explosion,
which caused the boat to nil and
sink rapidly nearly a mile from the
Paraguayan shore. Some of the un
injured survivors swam ashore. An
unconfirmed report said the only
cabin passengers saved were the
members of a family of North
Americans, and three others.
COUNTY CONTRIBUTES BIG
AMOUNT OLD CLOTHES
Churches Of City Respond To
Call Of Near East Relief
Appeal For Discarded
Clothing.
Today was collegium day from Jas
tnnhi churches. .Ywo truck loads of
warm, comfortable clothing were taken
from the First A. U. i'.. Main street
-M. K. Ssouth, First Baptist, -St. -Mark's
Episcopal and First Presbyterian church
es, these churches being the only ones
open. This clothing has all been de
l-posited in the large room belonging to
j Craig Ac Wilson under the .Baptist An
; nex on Long Avenue and the key can be
l had at Craig & Wilson headquarters.
The Saunders- Tailoring Co. were gencr-
ous contributors, sending all unclaimed
land discarded clothing from their cstali'
lishrneiit. All of the down town church
; es collected large quantities of desirable
clothing, the First A. R. 1'., First Bap
; tist and First Presbyterian contributing
1 most generously. Main Streld. Methodist
church collected a large assortment and
had them hauled to the Central depot.
' II uffsteler Brothers donated the use ot
truck and services of two men in making
the collections. The clothing wil 1 be
held in (iastonia for shipping instruc
tions from Raleigh and any desiring to
i duiintv' bundles can take them to the Bap
list Annex. Hundreds of Christian Ar
menians will be warmly clothed this com
ing winter and many lives saved by the
; generosity of Gaston county people. The
j county chairman desire to thank every
j one who has had a part in this worthy
i work. Mrs. K. A. Thomas, of Spencer
Mountain, has been one of tho splendid
workers in this campaign and lias col
lected a largo quantity of clothing. The
1 Olney Presbyterian congregation have
' been liberal contributors. There is yet
, room for half-car load from Gastonia,
i other towns in county having sent their
'collections direct to Raleigh.
VISCOUNT GREY MARRIES
LADY GLENCONNER AT LONDON
LONDON", June o. -Viscount Grey,
of l'allodon, and Lady Gleiiconner, widow
of the late Baron Gleiiconner, were mar
ried yesterday at the parish church m
Wilsford county Wiltshire.
Lady Ghnconner is a sister of the
late George Windham, M. I'., once chkf
secretary for Ireland. She is noted for
her beauty, is an accomplished musician
and has attained some fame as an
ant hor.
Viount Grey's first wife, whom h
i married in lS!o, died about 15 years
no has 110 heir.
CRUDE OIL
ADVANCES
25 CENTS
A BARREL
riTTtiRfnCir, FA., .Inn- ". All
increase of 2") cen's a barrel in tlx.
price of Pennsylvania ru le oil was an
lion need when tiie market opened today.
All other grades quoted hi re, excepting
corning, were up L'" cents. The new
prices were: Pennsylvania crude .1.."');
Corning unchanged at .fl.!'"; Cabell
2..'!6; Somerset .J.lo; Somerset Ligh!
12.40; Kaglaml 1.2.1.
COTTON MARKET
CLOSING BIDS ON THE
Nrv vnuir MARKET
x-lmv- -i-t,t- r. ... f
ture, closed quiet; spots 40 down.
I 1.. 01 n . on 11 . lhi.umW.nr
10.01; January 19.81; March 19.70; May
19.60; Spots 20.75.
TODAY'S COTTON MARKET
Shict to Good MiiJUrg...
S . . - Oltitju -fci
,...20c
Young Jago-Slavia
Husky and Bright,
Thanks to America
?KEYSTON VIEW CO. N.y. j& li
This boy is typical of the rising
generation in Jugoslavia. He grew
strong on American food, at a time
when the war had stripped liis country
of labor and of agricultural products;
while he was being saved from hunger
his nation was aided by American
credits.
Agriculture and economic develop
ment are proceeding so rapidly among
these sturdy, hard-working people that
the 1921 exports more than doubled
llioscof 192(1. The young country, cre
ated by the Allies, assumed the pre-war
debts of Serbia and has met pavmenis
so promptly that its bonds arc now
negotiable on the bourses of the world.
America has been instrumental in
helping Jugoslavia climb from the
status of charity ward to an admittedly
progressive country, with good ir.tcr
;v clonal credit.
PLANS FOR CONFERENCE
TEXTILE SOCIAL WORKERS
ARE NOW COMPLETED
Will Be One Of Best Events
Of Its Kind Ever Held In
Piedmont South.
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED
Stunt Night and Community
Sins On Last Night Of
the Meeting.
Plan
cial W
i for the
irkers ('
Sout hern
Text ill' S-
citce :tre maring
tried out according
be one of the must
ling conferences ot
conip c! inn ah'l, 1 1
liuu and,
i.lule this
ti si In .lule this will
beneficial ;ind interes
its kind ever held.
A special invitation is extended to the
mill managers and superintendents and
to the public, to attend these metein'S,
especially on Wednesday night, J 11114
14th, and Thursday afternoon and ni'ht,
dune loth.
The concert of mill talent is one of ths
best things on the program as children
from Georgia, tSmilli Carolina and Nurth
Carolina will take part.
The exhibit of the different-lines ot
wink carried on in tin1 mill villages will
be particularly interesting to the publ
generally.
A special edition of The (iastonia Ga
zette, carryinrr the st'.rv of the work in
Gn-tou county, will Ik- ready for distri
bution at this meeting. Stunt night and
a big community sing n'lil wind up tho
contereiice, j'rof. Wa !
tor of music at the N
lege for Women, will
the ' sing ' ' while tiir
niched bv the civic or
1;.
Brown, direc-
:th Carolina Col
l' ill charge ot
'nuts will be fur
ifiiza'ions of tne
1 nia ns, 'i vita lis,
del-gates.
town, Kiitarians,
Woman s Club an,
! I,.
, Sergeant Twiford
jCiuiting office, nun.,;.
; received today an a !
I application blanks f..r
j enter the Citizens
camps. Ho requests
these blanks call for
I the number of vacam
I creasing.
' the I
re-
. that he his
'Hal supply of
-)' Vli VVI-) to
it.iry training
all who vvili
111 at once, as
is rapid'y de-
(iastonia Conimuni
noiinces that (V.nimuni
will be open to the
All children are urged
9:.".0 a. m. A picture
the children in a uroim
ty Sfi-rvi.-e :i
y fServiv l'i
public Tin s :.'
to be proven'
vvi'l be taken
and all th"-)'
siring to tie in name are request)-1 to be
at the park at the corner of Suh ami
Swoncl Streets on time. Miss Katherine
McLean will be in charge.
j WASHINGTON', June ."", -j
pliiince with requests from
jand some of the AlliiM powers
force of American troops is to .
1m com
,. rni.uiv
a small
retain-
oil at Coblenx on the Rhine b. v
ill
Jmy
" l"' originally ! r
1 1, tne date Set
0111
le-
I crritrr evaluation o:
i m
THE WEATHER
North Carolina, generaltv cloaSy to
night and Tuesday, prnhaMt- t"r
-
JOHN G. CARPENTER WINS
FROM DOLLEY AND RITGII
IN SATURDAY PRIMARY
Polls Overwhelming Vote
Over Both Opponents In
Gaston County.
LEADS IN MECKLENBURG
Marvin Ritch Polls Only
Votes In Gaston
County.
3C
John (.'. Carpenter, cf
feated both his uppumcts,
Dolley and Alarvin L. Jiit
ustonia, dc
fct.plien 15.
Ii in Satur-
uay d primary by an
overwhclming
vote. Tho hnal count in the county stood
as follows: Carpenter J.tun, Dolley
Utio, and Hitch 27. Carpenter al
so carried ..Mecklenburg county. Ritcii
got only 30 votes in Gaston county, these
coming from ten separate precincts. Tho
highest lie received was nix at Cherry -vine
and four at Dallas. He leccivid
two and three votes at several other pre
cincts. The women's vote was exceedingly
light. They did not come to the puii iu
any great n umber.
Following is tho vote in the county !j
precincts for Carpenter and Dullcv :
Cuipcnter Dulley
Gastonia, So.
(iastonia, No.
Lou ; i
oo;; 4 1
ls 7s
j r s j .lit
L'Ki J'
;i it
7 7
j l' t y
77 1')
L'ii
is, 1
1 1
L'L'O Go
,;r
iu o
IMS -Jo
(7 s
;;it j 1
1 1 J
.." -ii
(.iastonia,
Gastonia,
No.
No.
Belmont
Jtanlo
Lowell
MuAdenville .
Mt. llolly
Maywortn . . .
Alexis
Lucia
Dallas
j Cherryville ..
Carpenter . . .
Kiser
j Bakers
'Stanley
(South Point
j I'n ion ,
'Glenn
I Kobin.son
Bessemer Cily
WILLOW MARKET TO OPEN
NEXT WEDNESDAY MORNING
Tho opening of the market at Willow
school corner N cond Avenue and .South
iI arietta Street, on Wednesday, .lane
7th, tit H a. 111. is being look) .1 forward
I to as one of the main events of tin- week.
I The women of the town are asked to
1 bring baskets and to visit the market as
'early as possible Wednesday morning.
The people of the county who have pio
lini' for .sale are asked to give tin'
proposition a trial and to bring iu 1 1. ; r
products on Wednesday and pi rhap 1 :
jverlise and take orders for the tolh.w
j ing market days: Monday, Wi dm mI.i
j and Saturday of each week through June,
J uly and August.
COAL DEALERS CONFER
WITH SECRETARY HOOYER
Effort Being Made To Insure
Public Fair Prices and Pro
tection Against Profiteers.
(By The Associated
WASHINGTON". June
of the National Retail 1 'o
Association,, headed by II"
of Chicago, president, wr
j to confer with Secretary
plan for securing the o
the retail coal dealers of t
Press.)
. Members
.1 .Merchants'
III I I . Jl'lleS.
! h.re today
Hoover on a
operation of
ic country in
. th" benefits
s t'.ir coal at
ek w it h opi-r-
. en' of the
r :ln' ilura-
I or h r to insure to the pa1'!;.
of the maximum fair prh -
tin mines established last vv i
jators in more than so r
i present Vrodueing fields S'"i
tion of the strike.
1 At this conference. ::n 1
tin1 week, with reoreseii' 1 : i
wholesale coal trade, i! is
i 111 arrangement similar 'o '
with the operators will be v,
that by means of fair pri..
in different sections of tie
1 various branches of the ind
: linked in passing onto the
fair prices agreed upon,
scheme contemplates a co o;
rangement with the Itenar'n
mi ne to hold ji rices at a
level during flu strike.
leie later in
v.- of the
-.ecti'd that
l.it adopted
orked out so
committees
country th?
is'ry can be
iiisime'r the
Tin whole!
v,tive ar- I
i.r of Com- I
r' asonablc j
i
NO RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR
HERE AFTER JUNE 30th.
(By The Associated Press.)
AVASHIN'OTOV. June Recogni
tion of Horis Bakh) ijet.(T, ss Russian
Ambassador to the Fnit I States!, eontin-
ui'l. despite the collapse five yen re nKi
01 i ne icrcnKv irovernnieiii , niui-n p -
, pointed turn, will cea- atter June ow.
Mr. Hakhemeteff has In n notiftd of this
decision of the American (iovernnient in
letter from Secretary Hughes, reply to
a communication from the Ambassadoj
in which the latter, stating that his
chief function in recent months f
liquidating property claims growing out
of the war was now alwit completed.
had offered to retire should th Waeh
inirfn ff fsd in AT. f, Atvoirf. j '
IRELAND SEPARATED INTO
TWO ARMED CAMPS; SINN
FEINERS ARE PUSHED BACK
Border Between Northern and
Southern Ireland Is Now
a Battlefront.
SINN FEIN LOST IN ULSTER
Murder Of Magistrate Flana
gan Causes Big Sensation.
Artillery In Play.
LONDON", June 5. British troops
have driven the Winn Fein invaders from
their main positions in Ulster territory,
and a large part of the border between
northern and southern Ireland now 8
virtually a battle front.
Tho village of l'ettigoe, on the Fer
managh -Donegal border, das recaptured
from the Sinn Fein invaders yesterday
and the southern forces also are reported
to have evacuated Jkdlcck, It) miles to
tin' southwest.
The discrepancy between tho ollii ial
i-ommuniipie, with its statement of three
.Sinn Feiners killed and one Lewis gun
captured, anil the more detailed press re
ports of Ihe British storminir the place
and indicting "heavy losses" has yet to
be reconciled.
The military lias taken over much of
the boundary line and the iSinn Feiners
now face seasoned and well armed troops
equipped -wilh artillery, instead of the
special I'lstcr constabulary men.
The Daily News, basing it informa
tion on a despatch from its correspondent
at Knuiskilleen, declares under u large
headline that the crisis has been deliber
ately faked for political purposes, and
that the provocation to war comes from
tie- ClstCr side of the bonier.
The Ihii'v Herald prints a report from
Chatham that several warships are about
1 to have tic re for an unknown destina
tion, believed to be in land, and that the
1 luivii is filled with naval men, under in-
structons lint to leave port.
' News dispatches from I'lstcr declare
feeling there has been mbittere.l by t he I
murder of Magistrate Flanagan, which I
caused yri'.-it sensation. The victim had
I lately sentenced many offenders under j
I the tire arms ai t and often had been
threatened, but had ignored the threats. I
He was accompanied to tin- cathedra! ;
tat Ni'wry, w hero the shooting took place, j
by his sister, fdie seized one assailant
but In' threw hor off and escaped with j
his companions in an automobile into
Lough county, which is Free State ter- ;
rilory and vvliiTo they consequently could 1
not be pursued by the iiortnern authori- :
ties.
Much ut'ehtion Is focused upon the
question of the proposed Irish constitu
tion and its allied issues. I'rime Min-
isler Lloyd George is expect) ,
from Wales tonight in n.-i'li ins
flu- Irish rcprcsctitativi s, who,
to arrive
i to me.'
it ii In
lievi I, will return toiiDurow. I
lion of thiv negotiations is expect
after their arrival.
li'l'UIlip-
d
soon
SIXTY TO JOIN CHURCH AS
RESULT OF REVIVAL MEETING
Series Of Services At Main
Street Methodist Church
Closed Sunday Night Mrs.
C. L. Steidley Holds Special
Service For Women.
The protrsclei
in progress at
church for ten
end Sunday fi'
presiding el,h r.
day a f'ti'iiioon
a special s 1 1 "
and spoli" to a
was a sph n.;:
Kirkpat ri.-k. f
preaching. ), '
night. ile ci
here and -.v.-.s j ..
large and .!
Steidiev had .
so render' i o
al worki'r.
As .1 Ti-M: ' "
sons have alre:i
ellUTeh member
reived next Sun
day afternoon 1
Ij. Slant' ird. w :
at which h- w ;l
who arc to i
night.
1 no !
Mam
lag which had been
s-'net Mcthodisr
r eioi-e cami' tt an
'i a sermon by the
I II. Jordan. Sun
'. I.. St.'i.l'.-y held
'.voinin and gilis
Ulgl e.
K.
rv h e
atlon.
P
t . C. S.
did the
on Fridav
Hi. k
hi d.ii'y while
n a serv ice by
a n iionee. M i.
ic noisie an I al
as a person- '
I
' ing sixty per
! in ir nanu s for
,. v will be re!
t -Ii
Iv g
hip.
lav
On S;
tor. Ibv
tur
A. Iin
! ren
; iec in I
all the
chu reh
Slile
1 v
LEE
RENOMINATED BY
OVER FOUR THOUSAND
RAT.KIi.IT
cunibcnf. h ii
4,.riou votes '
deiiifSTatic 1
commission r.
and unoffu i
lime . VV. T. I.00, 111
,1 ' a 1 of approximat ly
r ' . ' . Avery, for the
'., '.on for corporation
;: 1 rli'g to incomplete
r. :!rn compiled by t he
Mil Observer from fifty
mt as of the state. j
t in' been slow in com
probably will be tumor-j
winner in tho race will;
noun. ,. j
i'il unofficial returns
Kaleigh ..-'
of the P"l .
Tho return
ing in and ;
row bl'fore. T!
be ilefinii
k
Incomplete
from the thirl
iii-tru-t indicate that a
Men ('. L. Aleruethv,
nd Matt U. Allen, of
Is' necessary to deter-
1
r. I-
i x
f ot .New it rn,
I Golilsb)iro. vvill
1 minn the democratic nominee
t.
i greM( il(-,-..rding to the News
,, i (1K
ttll'l JW
server.
Rcpres. nf.itive Edward W. Pou. of mway was iu "b " T ,X
the fourth district, overwhelmingly de- Ber. Dr. J. JI. Henderhte The pall
feateil W i ev M. I'erson. of LouLsburg, bearers were ss follows: F. C. Aber
for the denio- ritic nomination for con- nethy, Boddey Smith, Clyde Smith, Brian
gress in that, district, the News andi8mith, Ralph W. Xorthrop and George
!Orwrvcr s;vs. o commi'hn of tb9
Kmiti ?n ) a ,
EXPECT RAPID DEVELOPMENTS
IN WAR CONTRACT FRAUD
PROBE BY THE GRAND JURY
Mystery Surrounds Identity Of Persons Who
Issued Warrant For J. L. Phillips, Prominent
Georgia Republican Charged With Defraud
ing Uncle Sam Grand Jury, In Session Two
Weeks, Has Not Returned Single Indictment,
REPUBLICANS SQUIRM
UNDER ACCUSATIONS
Harding Would Have Papers Oo Easy
On Daugherty Scandal Many Re
publicans. Think He Should Retire.
(Ry II. K. C. Bryant.)
WASHINGTON', June 4. Senator
Zchulon Baird Vance used to tell of a
swearing mountaineer who was put on
the blink by somo school boys wbo want
ed to hear him "ems." Tho old man
loaded his wagnn with apples, and the
youngsters slipped the stay-rod so that
the end gato would come out at the first
jerk of the horse. About half way up
tho hill tho expected happened and the
apples tumbled out and rolled far down
the hill. But when the hols urrived to
gel the benefit of their prank the prince
of swearers was silent.
"Why don't you cuss.'" asked ono
of t he older boys.
"It is no use; I can't do it justice,"
was the reply.
That is just, what happciusl here. No
one can do justice to tho state of affairs
brought about by tho Harding adminis
tration,
still full
With the Uaugherty geamiai
bloom with such republican
papers as The New York Tribune, Tne fVKlu.c v lumber dealers, to dispose of
1'hiladelphia North American, Tho Ne-v ; H,lrpus lumber left from cantonment and
York Globe, The Chicago Tribune and i t.alll( obstruction and other war de
Tho Philadelphia Public, U'dger demand- , velopmcnts.
ing the resignation of the attorney gen- J'roceediiigs of tho grand jury which
eral the leaders of tho administration j so far 41H ,.;ln fc,, learned lias yet to hand
are very unhappy. 1 down its first indictment, huve been veil-
President Harding has reached the
tearful stage, in which he appeals to the
j Washington correspondents to stifle the
I bad and play up the good news. He
'thinks it is wrong for the press to print,
'in bold type tin1 criticism of the "ir-
I responsible hlaekgiia rds ' ' and not tin'
gieat work of the administration. He isj
peeve I. So are his party friends ill tho :
senate. They have forgotten the shame-J
fill reports circulated on President Wil- '
son by Senator Moses find other glib- I
month republicans. Saw the other
man's bud is being gored, and it hurts.!
Paughirty has announced that he j
has forty rooms to house his investi
gators of war graft, and he will proceed 1
to the hire of the republican lawyers
1 What, infest the national capital. (
'' , In the meantime ho has succeeded in
preventing an investigation of his con '
nection with tho Morse case by a houso
committee. Hut, squirm as he may, the
attorney general cannot, escape; the pub
lic, believes there is something bad in j
the Morse affair. From the minute that
Senator Watson, of Indiana, fold the
senate Mr. Iaugherty had nothing to ibv
with fii)' Morse pardon, the people h.-i.e
decided that there is some reason for a
l;u k of frankness in this matter. Ouugh-
erty is not condemned here for taking :
the fee as an attorney but for trying 'o j
.luck. '
Many republican lenders think that;
Paugherty should retire, but that sort
of turn is not looked for; President
Haiibng was shoved into the limelight
ami tin- presidency by Paugherty, and
he will not ask for his resignation. Hut
alnaiv progri'ssiv .. lead) rs, who see the;
I. ami writing on the vvail and renn -mtor
the late of Harry New, in Indiana, and 1
the success of Gilford Pinehot, in Peiin- ;
svl.ania, an' cutting out for themselves.
The ;
out .1
in t'o
1; I).
I r, ie
Imiiiistration can In
'1'
IV
giving
ibs. but so long as Puugher
cabinet with a record bi'Smir
P. candidates cannot point
to the W hite House record.
v is
bed.
with
DEATHS.
JAS. K. HARPKK.
James F. Harper, for many years a
resident of (iastonia and a native of
Mecklenburg county, died very suddenly
at his home on North Mill street, Friday
eveiiing at 7 :.''( o'cloik. His death
uueD i t)'d and 110 illness had been
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ap
pan nt and came as a great shock to his
manv relatives anil friends. Funeral
services were conducted at the home Sun
dav morning at 9 o'clock by Kev. J. li.
fiillesiii- Hnd the body was taken to
Hunfersville for burial where Kcv. Mr.
f;riir was in chargo of the grave ser-vi.-es.
Mr. Harper i survived by a num
Iht of brothers and sisters in llastonia.
MliS. AhMA BUAttI) CAROTHKRS.
Mrs. Alma Bard ,arothers, wife of
, Henderson Oirothers. of Gastonia, ilied i
iSaturilay afternoon. June 3, at three i
j o'clock 'at the liomo of her father, Mr. j
!j. B. Iti'ard, 5bl South liester Street.,
:Mrs. 'ti rot hers lefore her ih-ath held a I
I responsible po-dtion with the Piedmont I
Telephone ii Telegraph 4o., at tne Uas
: tonia office.
I Funeral sen-ices were held Monday
morning at eleven o'clock at the home
I . . . , . . ts -r . l
I on South inester srreei. it. . v. ai-
Kawungs. tne curun was ceia st nouy
WASHINGTON", June 3, The war
frauds inquiry of tho Department ot
Justice developed a mystery today con
cerning the identity of the person or
persons who on Saturday swore out a
warrant for the arrest of John Lewis
l'hillips, chairman of tho Republican
State Committeo of Georgia, charging
j fraud in execution of war contracts.
1 Commissioner Isaac li. Hitt, who on
I Saturday issued tho warrant, declined
today to suy who made the complaint 01
which the warrant was issued. It be
came known, however, that four persons
appeared at Commissioner Ilitt's officO
late Saturday and that tho warrant was
issued shortly thereafter.
At the Department of Justice surpris
was expressed today.
Issuance of a warrant for tho arrest
of J. L. l'hillips, chairman of tho re
publican State committee for Georgia,
charging fraud iu the execution of war
contracts, led to expectation of further
rapid developments today as the special
grand jury investigating war fraud cases
entered the second week of its delibera
Hons, l'hillips, as a member of the firrtt
of I'hillipps and Stevens, shortly after
.i.,, armisti.o obtained contract from
j .1.,, LrVeriiiiient,. tho mrnnt of a. enn.
'd in secrecy, and United titates Corn-
missioucr Hitt, who issued tho warrant
for l'hillips, beyond confirming reports
that it hail been issued, has refused to
discuss the case.
Jt has been generally reported, how
ever, that lumber contracts have , been
the first
to be considered by the grand
jury. . ta
Jn a recent speech in the House Bop
reseiitative Woodruff, Republican, Michi .
gan, asserted that government' auditors
had filed reports with the 'Department
of Justice in September, 1921, showing
that Phillips and Stewens still owed the
government under their contract' more
than 1,85(1,000. While the Contract
called for the disposal of spruce, plnd,
hemlock and fir lumber only, Roptt,Mitii
tive Woodruff said, the reportl bhowed
the firm had sold more than 50 vaiietiet,
including mush valuable hardwoods.
1
MUTUAL AND CLARA TEAMS 1
EVEN UP THE SERIES
Ball Game At Arlington Park Saturday
One Of The Most Evenly Contested
And Fastest Of The Season In Gas
tonia Clara Ii Held Scoreless Whito
Mutual Gets But One Run Across 1
Nine Innings To A Finish Of 1 To Q
In Favor Of Mutual
! One of the hardest fought and besl
: played games of baseball seen in- Oas
tonia this season was the game Ium. Sat
urday between the newly recruited cot
ton mill tennis of the C'iara and Mutual
! communities, played at the Arlington
imill park. The Mutual boys scon d ono
: run in tin ir h If of the first inning which
I proved to be the only score in tha
game. The players of both team) were,
almost perfect in their respective posi
tions. I.ingerfelt, who pitched for Mu
tual, allowed but three safeties and with
exception of two slight errors had per
fect support. Badger backed him up fis
wonderful s'tyle behind the bat. Biggers
I for tiie Clara team was also invincibly
I allowing but four hits and fanning fif-
teen men. Mac Underwood gave him ex
j cedent support behind the tiat and but
I for two errors, one of which gave Mutual
I its lone run, Biggers would have pitchca
j iu a perfect game. The players of both
lineup;) are to lie commended fo: their
' clean-cut and snappy exhibition of whole
some sportsmanship. These '-two .' mill
teams ami many others like them in Gas
i ton county are concrete examples of tha
; uplifting influence of clean, wholesome,
healthful recreation and are a credit ttt
' any community. Clara, and Mutual ar
i now evened up on number of games, each
1 having won one and the deciding- gam
, for supremacy will be played in th near
; future. They won tho game Saturday
I in gentlemanly fashion ami deserved th
J hard earned victory. The line up of tha
teams was:
Mutual: Lingn-felt, jxj Badger, e.f
Bragg, lb. ; -Jenkins, 2b.; Heavener, 3b.;
'j. Heavener, ss.; Green, If.; Sisk,, ef.i
Thomas rf. . .
Clara: Biggers, p.; tTnderwoodj
c.; Currie, lb.; Parker, H., 2b.; Tucker,
:5b.; Sparrow, .; O. Costncr, If.;
Kale, cf.; C Costner, rf. -. i'
ANTI-TYPHOID CAMPAIGN
TO BE HELD SOO.f
Dr. O. J. McCombs, city physicias, an
nounces that within the next two or tbrea
weeks he expects to iiegin an ai ti-ty-phoid
campaign, which will be LJd at
the court house. The serum will be fur
nished by the State Board of ht-rt,
will be administered free of charge b.v
Dr. McCombs and his assist&tts ou ecr ,
tain days to t definite ,;"-ff!'